by Shannon Pawliw | Oct 26, 2020 | News
Second Printing of Ho Sun Hing Printers! Ho Sun Hing Printers first began as a rubber stamp company founded in 1908 by Lam Lat Tong. Lam grew his business to become Canada’s first Chinese-English print shop; the shop provided Vancouver’s Chinatown community with fine...
by Marlene Yuen | Oct 6, 2020 | News
Vancouver Art Book Fair – 2020 I will be an exhibitor at this year’s Vancouver Art Book Fair, Oct 17 + 18. It will be a virtual book fair, so please stay tuned for further details. I will be selling a few zines and some copies from my first printing of Ho Sun...
by Marlene Yuen | Oct 6, 2020 | News
Cheap! Diligent! Faithful! I currently have an exhibit, Cheap! Diligent! Faithful! at the grunt gallery. It is a strange time for exhibitions, but this is a reiteration of pieces that have shown previously at the Workers Arts & Heritage Centre. This exhibit is...
by Marlene Yuen | Jul 17, 2019 | News
Ho Sun Hing Printers In 2014, Ho Sun Hing Printers, Canada’s last Chinese-Canadian letterpress print shop, closed down. This print shop operated for over 106 years in Chinatown. As the neighbourhood changed, the demand for letterpress printed stationery dwindled....
by Marlene Yuen | Jul 17, 2019 | News
Mom and Kid Camp 2019 School is out! Last summer, I took my daughter to Mom and Kid camp at Camp Fircom on Gambier Island. She had a blast swimming in the ocean, playing games, making tie-dye t-shirts and meeting new friends. As an exchange for camp tuition, I teach...
by Marlene Yuen | Nov 15, 2013 | News
Ho Sun Hing Print Shop Vancouver Chinatown’s oldest print shop is closing down. Ho Sun Hing Print Shop started out as a rubber stamp company that evolved into a full-time print shop; this family run business is over a century old. This past week, my colleagues and I...
by Marlene Yuen | Sep 14, 2013 | News
FREE! Proofing Press Demo at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, December 4th Do you want to learn more about letterpress printing? I will be giving a demonstration on how to use a tabletop proofing press. In my day job, I am a studio technician for Continuing...
by Marlene Yuen | Sep 12, 2013 | News
Gingerbread Blahs Shows in Alabama, USA and Sheffield, UK This is probably my favourite book. Although not well received in Canada, Gingerbread Blahs will be exhibiting this October at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama and at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield, UK....
by Marlene Yuen | Dec 15, 2012 | News
Printing for Ada Hello. Still alive here…kind of. I haven’t printed too much lately because I just became a mum a few months ago. I managed to print on the Vandercook and tabletop press at 36 weeks pregnant. It’s pretty tough when you have to brace the press! I...
by Marlene Yuen | Jul 28, 2012 | News
CNC Research for Letterpress A couple of weeks ago at work, I was invited to participate in a research project. The goal was to create type with a CNC machine; this research is spear-headed by instructor/book artist, Aimee Brown. With the aid of the CNC technician, we...
